Afaik, the ati driver XF403 is not supposed to work on ppc w/mach64 chips; I am surprised you got that far. You might try retrograding to puetzk's old 402 debs for Woody.
-jeramy Eric Deveaud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I've just installed woody on an old Imac (one of the first one) > > just to ask about something strange > > whith the following Device section in XF86Config-4 > Section "Device" > � � � � Identifier �"Card0" > � � � � Driver � � �"ati" > � � � � BusID � � � "PCI:0:18:0" > EndSection > > X starts correctly, BUT (yes there's a but) all the text is displayed in > a `kind of mirror' mode, ie all letter are reversed. > eg: I try to represent it > � � � �__ � � � � � � � __ > |\ �| |__| � � � | �/| |__| > | \ | | \ � � -> | / | �/ | > | �\| | �\ � � � |/ �| / �| > > > while using the following Device section everything is OK > Section "Device" > � � � � Identifier �"Card0" > � � � � Driver � � �"fbdev" > � � � � Option � � �"UseFBDev" > EndSection > > � � what I did wrong ?? > > � � Eric > > > NB here a some more details about the machine > running 2.4.5-pre3 Benh kernel > > lpsci gives me > 00:12.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage Pro > 215GP (rev 5c) > > part of dmesg > atyfb: 3D RAGE PRO (PQFP, PCI) [0x4750 rev 0x7c] 6M SGRAM, 14.31818 MHz > XTAL, 230 MHz PLL, 100 Mhz MCLK > atyfb: monitor sense=73f, mode 6 > Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 128x48 > fb0: ATY Mach64 frame buffer device on PCI > > > > > -- > CF : les rouleaux � l'int�rieur sont plus larges, j'imagine que �a doit > � �: am�liorer le contact avec la boule. > JMG: C'est vrai que c'est vachement plus agr�able... > -+- JMG in Guide du Macounet Pervers : Bien nettoyer ses boules -+- > > > > -- � > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- -jeramy b smith "Linux is Fun!" -Linus Torvalds <begin netscape webmail spam> __________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Webmail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/
